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#9EBEC1

#9ebec1 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#9ebec1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 74.51% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.13% cyan, 1.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 185.14°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.4795

Complementary

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #c1a19e

Split complementary

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #c19eac
  3. #c1b29e

Analogous

  1. #9ec1b2
  2. #9ebec1
  3. #9eacc1

Triadic

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #c19ebe
  3. #bec19e

Tetradic

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #a19ec1
  3. #c1a19e
  4. #bec19e

Square

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #b29ec1
  3. #c1a19e
  4. #acc19e

Monochromatic

  1. #4d7579
  2. #6f9fa3
  3. #9ebec1
  4. #cddddf
  5. #f3f7f7

Shades

#9ebec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #8eabae
  3. #7e989a
  4. #6f8587
  5. #5f7274
  6. #4f5f61
  7. #3f4c4d
  8. #2f393a
  9. #202627
  10. #101313
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ebec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #a8c5c7
  3. #b1cbcd
  4. #bbd2d4
  5. #c5d8da
  6. #cfdfe0
  7. #d8e5e6
  8. #e2ecec
  9. #ecf2f3
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ebec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ebec1
  2. #9bb8bb
  3. #98b2b4
  4. #95abae
  5. #92a5a7
  6. #8f9fa1
  7. #8c999a
  8. #899394
  9. #868c8d
  10. #838687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bbc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b6c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94c1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbcc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb9c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98c0c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ebec1 {
  color: #9ebec1;
}
Background
.bg-9ebec1 {
  background-color: #9ebec1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ebec1 {
  border: 2px solid #9ebec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ebec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 190 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ebec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ebec1, #9eacc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ebec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 190 193 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.27 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.69 #61413e Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Opal
#9ebec1  rgb(158, 190, 193)  hsl(185, 22%, 69%)  Opal
#c1a19e  rgb(193, 161, 158)  hsl(5, 22%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#c19ebe  rgb(193, 158, 190)  hsl(305, 22%, 69%)  Lilac
#bec19e  rgb(190, 193, 158)  hsl(65, 22%, 69%)  Sage